President Donald Trump is set to meet with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland to discuss trade.

President Donald Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen meet Sunday in Scotland in a decisive push to resolve a months-long transatlantic trade standoff -- with the US leader putting the chances of a deal at one in two.

The EU says its negotiators are working "might and main" on a deal, but the decision rests with US President Trump.

President Donald Trump sees a 50-50 chance, or perhaps less, that the U.S. and European Union will reach a trade agreement, he said on Friday, according to media reports, adding that Brussels wants to "make a deal very badly.

As the two biggest economic targets in Donald Trump’s trade war, some analysts thought the European Union and China could move closer together and stake out common ground.

The European Commission said on Thursday a negotiated trade solution with the United States is within reach - while EU members voted to approve counter-tariffs on 93 billion euros ($109 billion) of U.

President Trump last week touted a $550 billion investment in the US that Japan made as part of trade negotiations "to lower their tariffs a little bit," as he described it. On Saturday, Japanese trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa suggested the money could be used to help finance a Taiwanese chipmaker building plants in the US,

President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost German auto giant Volkswagen about $1.5 billion over the first half of 2025, the company said on Friday. Sales in North America plunged 16% due primarily to U.S. tariffs, said Volkswagen, which owns a host of brands including Audi, Lamborghini and Porsche.